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MASWCD District
Capacity/SWCD of the Year Award
WASHINGTON CONSERVATION DISTRICT
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post-convention news release
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This award program stimulates leadership within
Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) to go above and
beyond the base capacity. This will help SWCDs to enable every
citizen in Minnesota to be conservation minded, so that every
acre of Minnesota land can be used according to its capability
and treated according to its need for conservation and
development.
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Pictured above are employees
and supervisors with the Washington Conservation District after
receiving their award.
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 MASWCD Outstanding Supervisor Award
DUANE PETROWIAK,
Martin SWCD
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post-convention news release
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Honors an SWCD Supervisor who
has demonstrated leadership and achieved significant results in
the conservation of Minnesota’s soil and water resources.
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Pictured at right:
Duane Petrowiak (left) receives award from MASWCD President
Steve Sunderland (right).
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 Outstanding
District Employee Award
sponsored by the Board
of Water and Soil Resources
BRIAN WATSON, Dakota SWCD
post-convention news release
Pictured at right: Brian
Watson (left) receives award from BWSR Executive Director John
Jaschke (right).
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 MASWCD Legislator of the Year Award
STATE REPRESENTATIVE KENT EKEN
pre-convention news release
Pictured at right: MASWCD
Legislative Affairs Specialist Judy Erickson (left) presents the
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 MASWCD
Friend of Conservation Award
WILLIAM HUNT,
State Conservationist
USDA Natural
Resources Conservation Service
Pictured at right: MASWCD
Executive Director LeAnn Buck (left) presents the award to Bill Hunt
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MASWCD Outstanding Conservationist Award
with support from The Farmer
magazine
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WINNER: Dan and Sherry Hanson
Peterson
MN
pre-convention news release
announcing
Eight Area Finalists
(1.87 MB)
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MASWCD/MPCA Community
Conservationist Award
CITY
OF RUSHFORD
nominated by Fillmore SWCD
pre-convention news release
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Honors an individual, business, company,
municipality, or organization for their concern, cooperation,
and/or implementation of conservation practices in a community
environment.
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Pictured above: MPCA
Watershed Section Manager Glenn Skuta (far left) presented the
award to representatives from the City of Rushford. At the
podium is city representative Winthro "Windy" Block.
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MASWCD/DNR Forestry Outstanding Forest Steward Award
MIKE AND PETE GREENHECK
nominated by Wabasha SWCD
pre-convention news release
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Honors landowners who have
implemented innovative forestry conservation activities,
demonstrated leadership and achieved significant results in the
protection of Minnesota’s forestry resources.
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Pictured above are Mike and
Pete Greenheck holding their framed prints after being
recognized by DNR representative Gary Michael (far right).
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MASWCD/MnDOT Living Snow Fence
Achievement Award
KOOCHICHING SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
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 This award recognizes an SWCD which has
put forth extraordinary effort in establishing living snow
fences in Minnesota. Living snow fences not only
provide the public with the benefit of safer winter driving, but
also provide the conservation benefits of improved water
quality, better soil erosion control, reduced
flooding, carbon sequestration and potential wildlife habitat.
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Pictured at right:
MnDOT representative Duane Hill (left) presents the award to
Koochiching SWCD employee Justin Berg (right).
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MASWCD
Teacher Award (professional educators)
 CRAIG COLBENSON
Rushford Peterson High School
nominated by Fillmore SWCD
pre-convention news release
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Honors a K-12
educator/professional teacher who has created innovative
conservation education activities for reaching students.
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Pictured at right:
Craig Colbenson (left) receives award from MASWCD Education
Committee Chair Ian Cunningham (right).
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 MASWCD Media Award
FAIRMONT PHOTO PRESS
nominated by Martin SWCD
pre-convention news release
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Honors an individual or
organization for enhancing the visibility of SWCDs and their
programs in Minnesota.
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Pictured at right:
Fairmont Photo Press representative Randy Chirpich (left)
receives award from MASWCD Vice President and South Central Area
6 Director Dr. Kathryn Kelly (right).
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DNR
Waters Appreciation Award
BENTON SWCD
post-convention news release
pictured at right: DNR Area
Hydrologist Dan Lais (far left) presents award to Benton SWCD staff
Annie Felix and Katie Evans and supervisor Joe Jordan.
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CHISAGO SWCD
post-convention news release
pictured at right: DNR Area
Hydrologist Mike Mueller (far right) presents award to Chisago SWCD
staff Craig Mell and Casey Thiel and supervisor Roland Cleveland.
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